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CVE-2012-3338

IBM InfoSphere Guardium 8.0, 8.01, and 8.2 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security...

3.7 Low

CVE-2012-3338 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) in Ibm Infosphere Guardium, published September 1, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.15%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
3.7 LowCVSS 3.0, CVE List
Exploit chance
1.15%EPSS, 67th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

IBM InfoSphere Guardium 8.0, 8.01, and 8.2 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper restrictions on the create new user account functionality. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to create unprivileged user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 78286.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

1.15%Up 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

CVE List Score used3.7

IBM InfoSphere Guardium 8.0, 8.01, and 8.2 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper restrictions on the create new user account functionality. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to create unprivileged user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 78286.

Record
CVE-2012-3338
CVSS 3.0
3.7 LowCVSS:3.0/AC:H/A:N/UI:N/AV:N/C:N/PR:N/S:U/I:L/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-33163.7

IBM InfoSphere Guardium 8.0, 8.01, and 8.2 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper restrictions on the create new user account functionality. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to create unprivileged user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 78286.

Record
EUVD-2012-3316
CVSS 3.0
3.7 LowCVSS:3.0/AC:H/A:N/UI:N/AV:N/C:N/PR:N/S:U/I:L/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4qcx-6j6m-v9pjNo score

IBM InfoSphere Guardium 8.0, 8.01, and 8.2 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security...

IBM InfoSphere Guardium 8.0, 8.01, and 8.2 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper restrictions on the create new user account functionality. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to create unprivileged user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 78286.

Record
GHSA-4qcx-6j6m-v9pj
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD5.3

IBM InfoSphere Guardium 8.0, 8.01, and 8.2 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper restrictions on the create new user account functionality. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to create unprivileged user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 78286.

Record
CVE-2012-3338
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.0
3.7 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

References

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